2. Photographers James and Karla Murray took storefront photographs between 2001 and 2004, and revisited these sites, to highlight the commercial changes small businesses have faced.

Above: Casa Nova Pizzeria in Hell’s Kitchen about 10 years ago, and a Verizon Wireless store in its place today.

“We started re-photographing the locations of all the mom-and-pop stores which [first] appeared in our book, Store Front: The Disappearing Face of New York, after a decade had passed,” they told BuzzFeed. “We felt this was a sufficient amount of time to really bring into focus the commercial changes.”

3. They wanted to spell out exactly what was happening in Manhattan and how it’s led to a “loss of character and decreased sense of community.”

12. So far, the series has only captured Lower Manhattan and Harlem, but the photographers plan to document about 300 storefronts and venture into the other boroughs as well.

Above: CBGB, on the Bowery in the East Village about 10 years ago, and a John Varvatos boutique in its place now.

“Most of the ‘after’ photos have been taken in Manhattan because that’s where we live so it is easier for us to revisit those locations,” they said. “But we plan to visit the stores we originally photographed in the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, as well as Staten Island.”

13. James and Karla will finish their photography tour by the end of this year. They plan to publish their complete work in 2015.